“…Indeed, stress and burnout and their impacts have been well documented among mental health professional groups including nurses, social workers and psychotherapists (Ben-Zur & Michael, 2007;Demerouti, Baker, Nachreiner, & Schaufeli, 2001;Gray-Stanley & Muramatsu, 2011;Harvey & Burns, 1994;Lloyd et al, 2002;Pines, 2008;Thoresen, Kaplan, Barsky, Warren, & De Chermont, 2003;Webster & Bergman, 1999;Welbourne et al, 2006;Winstanley & Whittinton, 2002). Such research has indicated that mental health workers appear to experience higher levels than do general community members of emotional distress, generalised anxiety, depression and burnout rates.…”